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EDUCATION IN LITERACY OF THE GENERAL POPULATION IN SENEGAL OF THE PULAAR LANGUAGE AND AN AFRICA WHERE ALL COMMUNITIES HAVE EQUAL AND SUSTAINABLE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION IN NATIONAL LANGUAGES

OTHER ACTIVITIES: COMMUNICATION,PARTNERSHIP AND NETWORK3. OTHER ACTIVITIES: COMMUNICATION, PARTNERSHIP AND NETWORK-PARTICIPATION IN NATIONAL LITERACY WEEK (SEPTEMBER 8-14, 2021)-PARTICIPATION IN THE INTERNATIONAL MEETING ON THE GENERAL STATES OF THE BOOK IN TUNIS-SUCCESSFUL PARTICIPATION IN THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS LITERACY AWARD 2021 (SEPTEMBER 2021) REDESIGN OF THE ARED WEBSITE TO INTEGRATE NEW FUNCTIONALITIES AND SOCIAL NETWORKS-MEETING WITH THE AMBASSADOR OF THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES TO EXPLORE NEW-FINANCING OPPORTUNITIES-INITIATED A NEW EXPERIMENTAL ACCELERATED LEARNING PROGRAM TO ADDRESS THE LEARNING LOSS CAUSED BY COVID-RELATED SCHOOL CLOSURES PROJECTS AND PROGRAMSREADING FOR ALL (RFA) PROGRAM PARTNERSHIP WITH CHEMONICS INTERNATIONAL SUKAABE JANNGO PROGRAM (SENEGAL) PARTNERSHIP WITH COUNTERPART INTERNATIONAL L'AVENIR NOUS APPARTIENT PROJECT (MAURITANIA) PARTNERSHIP WITH COUNTERPART INTERNATIONALPROJECT TO SUPPORT LIVESTOCK MOBILITY FOR BETTER ACCESS TO RESOURCES AND MARKETS IN WEST AFRICA (PAMOBARMA)PARTNERSHIP WITH ACTING FOR LIFESUSTAINABLE, PARTICIPATORY AND INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF PROTECTED AREAS,PERIPHERAL TERRITORIES OF THE COMO NATIONAL PARK IN CTE D'IVOIRE (PAPBIORCI) PARTNERSHIP WITH ACTING FOR LIFEINTERCOMMUNAL MANAGEMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT FOR AGRO-SYLVO-PASTORAL ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE (GITE)PARTNERSHIP WITH ACTING FOR LIFEINTEGRATED AND SECURE LIVESTOCK AND PASTORALISM PROJECT IN WEST AFRICA (PEPISAO)PARTNERSHIP WITH CILSSAWARENESS AND TRAINING PROGRAM FOR YOUNG AMBASSADORS FOR PASTORALISM (YAP)PARTNERSHIP WITH RBM

THIRD MAJOR PROGRAM OF ARED IN 20213.THE FUTURE BELONGS TO US (ANA) PROGRAMTHE FUTURE BELONGS TO US PROJECT: A PILOT PROJECT FOR READING IN ARABIC AND FRENCH IN GRADES 1 TO 3-TRAINING OF TEACHERS AND DIRECTORS OF THE 51 EXPERIMENTAL SCHOOLS IN THE USE OF THE 1ST GRADE READING-WRITING MATERIALS IN ARABIC ALREADY TESTED, FINALIZED AND PRINTED.-PRODUCTION AND TESTING OF 2ND GRADE READING-WRITING MATERIALS IN ARABIC AND FRENCH IN 18 PILOT CLASSES.2. ACTIVITIES ON PRODUCTION SYSTEMSWITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE PROGRAMS ON PASTORALISM :-TRAINING OF 20 JOURNALISTS FROM THE CENTRAL CORRIDOR (BENIN, TOGO, BURKINA FASO, NIGER, GHANA) TRAINING OF 20 JOURNALISTS FROM THE EASTERN CORRIDOR (NIGER, CHAD, NIGERIA, CAMEROON)-TRAINING OF 20 JOURNALISTS FROM THE WESTERN CORRIDOR (GAMBIA, SENEGAL, MALI, IVORY-COAST, GUINEA, MAURITANIA) -TRAINING AND COACHING OF 80 FACILITATORS (IN GROUPS OF 20) IN CTE D'IVOIRE, GHANA, GUINEA AND NIGERIA ON THE LIVESTOCK TRADE MODULE IN WEST AFRICA-FACILITATION OF ONE (01) SUB-REGIONAL CROSS-BORDER DEBATE BRINGING TOGETHER 30 HIGH-LEVEL ACTORS FROM BURKINA FASO, MALI AND CTE D'IVOIRETHIS IS A PILOT PROJECT FOR READING IN ARABIC AND FRENCH IN GRADES 1-3 THAT ARED IS CONDUCTING IN MAURITANIA IN THE BRAKNA AND GORGOL REGIONS, AS PART OF THE USDA-FUNDED MCGOVERN-DOLE FOOD FOR EDUCATION PROGRAM OVER 5 YEARS (2019-2024) AND IMPLEMENTED BY COUNTERPART INTERNATIONAL AND ITS LOCAL PARTNERS.ARED SIGNED A CONTRACT WITH COUNTERPART INTERNATIONAL IN JULY 2020 TO IMPLEMENT A PILOT READING PROJECT IN THE FIRST THREE GRADES OF PRIMARY EDUCATION IN MAURITANIA, IN THE REGIONS OF BRAKNA AND GORGOL. THIS PROJECT AIMS TO SUPPORT CHILDREN'S LEARNING TO READ AND STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF THE MAURITANIAN MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, TECHNICAL TRAINING AND REFORM (MENFTR) IN THE PROCESS OF REFORMING ITS CURRICULA. IT IS PART OF A FIVE-YEAR INTEGRATED SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAM FUNDED BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT CALLED LAVENIR NOUS APPARTIENT ("THE FUTURE BELONGS TO US").ARED HAS RECRUITED STAFF BASED IN MAURITANIA TO CONDUCT THIS PROJECT. THE ACTUAL START OF THE PROJECT'S FIELD ACTIVITIES WAS DELAYED DUE TO MEASURES RELATED TO COVID-19. NEVERTHELESS, SOME ACTIVITIES WERE CARRIED OUT REMOTELY. THESE ARE:-THE DEVELOPMENT OF CRITERIA FOR THE CHOICE OF SCHOOLS AND CRITERIA FOR THE CHOICE OF TEACHERS FOR THE PILOT.-THE PROPOSAL OF A GUIDANCE NOTE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INCLUSIVE PILOTING MECHANISM WITH THE MINISTRY AND PARTNERS.-A TEACHING EXPERT AND AN EVALUATOR ARE RECRUITED AND WILL BE SENT IN EARLY TO START THE CAPACITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES AND THE DESIGN OF THE TEACHING MATERIAL WITH THE TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP (TWG).

SECOND MAJOR PROGRAM OF ARED IN 20212.THE SUKAABE JANNGO PROGRAMWITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE SUKAABE JANNGO PROGRAM, IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT THE DIDACTICS OF THEWRITING PROJECT FOR THE PRODUCTION OF WRITINGS IN CE2 AND CM1 OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION, THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES WERE CARRIED OUT:-TRAINING AND MONITORING OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WRITING PROJECT IN THE FOURTH GRADE CLASSES OF THE 210 SCHOOLS TARGETED BY THE PROGRAM-CAPITALIZATION AND SHARING OF EXPERIENCE ON THE WRITING PROJECT WITH KEY PLAYERS-CORRECTION AND FINALIZATION OF THE TOOLS ON THE WRITING PROJECT FOR THE CLASSES OF CE2 AND CM1 PRODUCTION OF A COLLECTION OF MASTERPIECES FROM THE FOURTH GRADE CLASSES ON THE WRITING PROJECTTHIS IS A PROJECT ON READING AND WRITING PRODUCTION THAT ARED IS CONDUCTING IN SENEGAL, IN THE SAINT REGION, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COUNTERPART INTERNATIONAL, WITH FUNDING FROM THE USDA AS PART OF ITS MCGOVERN-DOLE FOOD FOR EDUCATION PROGRAM IN SENEGAL. THE END OF THE CONTRACT IS MARCH 31, 2022.THE "SUKAABE JANNGO" PROJECT IS AN INTEGRATED SCHOOL NUTRITION AND LEARNING PROGRAM FUNDED BY THE USDA TO COUNTERPART INTERNATIONAL AND ITS PARTNERS FOR 4 YEARS STARTING IN 2019. AS A MEMBER OF THE CONSORTIUM, ARED'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE LEARNING IN READING AND MORE SPECIFICALLY IN WRITING PRODUCTION, PARTICULARLY IN THE CAPACITY BUILDING OF INSPECTORS AND TEACHERS AND THE PRODUCTION OF TEACHING MATERIALS.